The Cuban Workers’ Federation (CTC) has presented the details of its program of activities for International Workers’ Day, which Cuba will celebrate amid the imperialist policies that seek to suffocate the Cuban people in order to destroy the Revolution.
The announcement of the activities was made by Osnay Miguel Colina Rodríguez, president of the organizing committee of the XXII Congress of the Cuban Workers’ Federation (CTC), who was accompanied by the other members of the committee and the secretaries of the National Unions that make up the organization.
Under the central slogan “The Homeland Defends Itself,” and the secondary slogans “Together We Create for Cuba,” “We Will Win for Cuba,” “For Cuba and for Fidel,” “United and Steadfast for Cuba,” and “Work, Grow, and Win for Cuba,” the event will pay tribute to Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz in the year of his centennial and denounce the intensification of the United States blockade against the island.
Colina Rodríguez explained that, in the preceding weeks, processes will continue to be developed in workplaces so that employees can discuss how the blockade affects them, as well as debates on job relocation through the formation of brigades to address societal problems.
The CTC leader also highlighted the presentation of awards to National Vanguard collectives, the prizes awarded by the National Association of Innovators and Rationalizers (ANIR), and the promotion of food production in gardens, plots, and urban farms with the participation of volunteers.
The trade union leader acknowledged the progress in installing solar panels to accelerate the shift in the energy matrix.
“We are seeking to ensure that local councils, municipalities, businesses, and institutions can showcase the solutions they have found to their own problems and share them with their counterparts in other territories,” he stated.
He also affirmed that volunteer work will continue every Saturday and Sunday throughout the country, and that defense preparation activities will be maintained to fulfill the priorities of the 11th Plenum of the Communist Party of Cuba.
For May 1st, four march fronts are planned in Havana, converging on a final rally at the Anti-Imperialist Tribune starting at 8:00 a.m. The mobilization will begin at 4:00 a.m., although Colina Rodríguez asserted that “there are work collectives that begin activities the night before May 1st.”
In the nation’s capital, the celebration program is designed to facilitate the mobilization of participants, while in the rest of the country, the celebrations will take place as they have historically, with multiple parades and commemorative events.
The routes in Havana will be as follows:
• Parade Route 1: Paseo Street to the Malecón, in two groups: one from 23rd Street and Paseo, and the other from G Street and the Malecón, for the municipalities of Plaza, Playa, and La Lisa.
• Parade Route 2: Infanta Street to the Malecón (from Carlos III Street, Ayestarán and Infanta Streets), for the municipalities of Cerro, Diez de Octubre, Arroyo Naranjo, and Boyeros.
• Parade Route 3: From Maceo Park to the Grandstand for the municipality of Centro Habana.
• Parade Route 4: Prado and the Malecón, for the municipalities of Old Havana, East Havana, Regla, Guanabacoa, San Miguel del Padrón, and Cotorro. The president of the organizing committee specified that international participants will gather at the intersection of L and K streets in Vedado, and further clarified that all participants will be responsible for their own transportation.
In that regard, he confirmed that “we are working with traffic officials to create the conditions for those who wish to arrive by their own means of transport,” especially electric motorcycles and bicycles, so that they can position themselves at the rear of the gathering.
“This is the celebration of the world proletariat; this is the space for Cuban workers to join in. To declare that the Cuban people are here and that we have not renounced any of our dreams,” he emphasized.
Colina Rodríguez also highlighted that the celebration will become an opportunity to “honor Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz in the year of his centennial and denounce the imperialist policy that reinforces the U.S. blockade against Cuba.”
The CTC (Central Organization of Cuban Workers) plans to hold an international solidarity event with Cuba on May 2nd, and on that same day, the International Symposium on Trade Union Work will begin.
Colina Rodríguez highlighted the continued international demonstrations by solidarity organizations to condemn Washington’s policies.
“We want to celebrate Labor Day as a show of unity, patriotism, and commitment,” concluded the leader, who recalled that Fidel Castro Ruz visited the CTC headquarters more than 60 times. “We can always move forward, we can always overcome difficulties.”
IMAGE CREDIT: Rodney Rafael Jimenez Muñoz | Photo: Luis Jiménez
[ SOURCE: AGENCIA CUBANA DE NOTICIAS ]
